Kotaku: psn thursday

PlayStation Store Update: Lost Planet Finds PSN

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:40:00 MST

Today's update to the PlayStation Store brings with it another Capcom demo, a new Go! downloadable game and a new PSone classic. The expected Rock Band add-ons arrive, as does a new freebie for Motorstorm. A handful of videos, trailers and some nice Uncharted wallpapers round out the list. I'm sadly away from my PlayStation 3 today, so download something extra for me, would ya? The full list of updates is right after this.

Games and Demos
Lost Planet multiplayer demo (free)
Go! Sports Skydiving ($4.99)
Crash Bandicoot: WARPED ($5.99)

Expansions and Add-Ons
MotorStorm Chinese New Year Skin (free)
Rock Band ($1.99 each) - "Calling Dr. Love" by Kiss, "Roam" by The B-52s, and "We Care A Lot" by Faith No More.

Game Videos
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Final Trailer
MLB 08 The Show First Look
Burnout Paradise Developer Diary
Burnout Paradise Launch Trailer 1
Burnout Paradise Launch Trailer 2
Conflict: Denied Ops "Destruction" Developer Diary

Movie Trailers
WALL•E Trailer 2
30 Days of Night

Wallpapers and Themes
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune wallpapers

PlayStation Store Update: You'll Get Nothing And Like It Edition

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:40:00 MST

Don't expect anything to show up in your PlayStation Store today, North American PlayStation 3 owners. Like this week's retail releases, the cupboards here are bare. You'll have to take a breather until next week, when we know that at least Rock Band will be on the receiving end of some DLC TLC via the PlayStation Network. While we're idling the time away, enjoying our thrillingly new music visualizers and swapping in and out themes, we'll have a list-off. What did you actually buy from the PlayStation Store this year, if anything?

My list features: flOw, Mortal Kombat II, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection, Super Stardust HD, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and two Rock Band music packs (Metallica and The Police). Let us know how the 2007 virtual buying landscape looks in the comments.

PlayStation Store Update: Happy Holidays

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:20:06 MST

This week's PlayStation Store update is not unlike a Christmas stocking overflowing with goodies, nary a switch or lump of coal to be found, except that you actually have to pay out of pocket for some of presents. And we don't recommend hanging your four-hundred dollar plus console from the mantle. We do, however, recommend grabbing all the free content you can get your hands on this week, including demos for BlackSite: Area 51 and Snakeball, plus freebies for Folklore, Guitar Hero III and MotorStorm.

To celebrate the release of the Omega Dawn expansion pack for Warhawk, a new theme joins the store alongside the release of the PSone original. You'll marvel at how far graphics have come since then. The full list of stuff is available after the jump.

Games
Toy Home ($9.99)
Snakeball ($9.99)
Snakeball Demo (free)
Trials of Topoq ($4.99) - requires the PlayStation Eye
Mesmerize: Distort ($1.99)
BlackSite: Area 51 Demo (free)

Expansions and Add-ons
Warhawk: Omega Dawn ($7.99)
Folklore Holiday Add-On (free)
MotorStorm Holiday Skin (free)
Guitar Hero III Add-On (free) - Contains "We Three Kings"
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition Add-On 1 (free) - Adds three game types: Omaha, Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition Add-On 2 (free) - Adds two game types: 5 Card Draw and 7 Card Stud
Rock Band Add-Ons ($1.99 each) - "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders, "Buddy Holly" by Weezer" and "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead

Game Videos
Devil May Cry 4 "Final" Trailer
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Trailer
PlayStation 3 "Universe of Entertainment"
PlayStation 3 "Only On"
PSP "Features"
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground "Mike V's Skater Story" Trailer
Turok - Gameplay Vignette #3 Dino Mauling
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune "Facial Animation"
Warhawk Omega Dawn Trailer

Movie Trailers
Strange Wilderness
Shakira Oral Fixation Tour (Blu-ray)

Themes and Wallpapers
Warhawk Theme
PAIN Cookie Theme
PAIN Santa Theme
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition Wallpaper

PlayStation Store Update: Move Up, Ladies

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:40:00 MST

This week's list of updates to the PlayStation Store... ah, the hell with it. The Grand Theft Auto IV trailer is now on the Store and in 720p. That's all you're really looking for, isn't it? Well, if not, there's plenty of peripheral content for you to stash on your hard drive, including new games High Velocity Bowling and the PSone classic Wild Arms. Those of us with the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band will also be pleased to read that the Black Sabbath pack is now available, containing fan favorite "War Pigs."

The remaining downloadables are listed right after the jump.

Games
High Velocity Bowling ($9.99)
Wild Arms ($5.99)

Demos
TimeShift (multiplayer)

Expansions and Add-Ons
MotorStorm Falfer Domino ($0.99)
Folklore Add-on 1 ($3.99) - Contains four side quests, an extra Folk and one alternate costume for Ellen.
Folklore Add-on 2 - ($3.99) - Contains four side quests, an extra Folk and one alternate costume for Keats.
Folklore Add-on Bundle ($5.99) - Contains the above, in handy bundle form.
Black Sabbath Pack 1 for Rock Band ($5.49) - Cover versions of "N.I.B.", "Sweet Leaf" and "War Pigs." Each song is available individually for $1.99.

Game Videos
Grand Theft Auto IV - "Move up, ladies"
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Tokyo Game Show 2007
Uncharted Environments
TimeShift FPS
Turok Interview
Battlefield Bad Company - "Frostbite"

Movie Trailers
The Legend of Zorro (Blu-ray)

Themes
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

PlayStation Store Update: Pain Brought

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:20:00 MST

This week's additions to the PlayStation Store are lead by the downloadable game PAIN, an expansion for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and new content for Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. For those who didn't pick up the first Resistance map pack, a bundle containing both map packs makes for a better value. There's plenty to see (and buy) this week.

Fans of buying things you don't really own will be in downloadable content heaven. Hit the jump for the full list.

Games
PAIN ($9.99)

Expansions and Add-Ons
Shivering Isles ($29.99) - expansion for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Resistance: Fall of Man Map Pack 2 ($4.99)
Resistance: Fall of Man Map Pack Bundle ($7.99) - contains both Map Pack 1 and Map Pack 2
MotorStorm Vehicles & Skins 1 ($1.99) - contains Mohawk Roadhog bike, Lunar-Tec Buffalo Big Rig and new QuickFoot and Crazy Samurai paint jobs for classic vehicles.
David Bowie Pack 1 ($5.49)- adds cover versions of "Heroes" and "Queen Bitch", with a master track for "Moonage Daydream" for use in Rock Band, with each available individually for $1.99
Boss Battles Track Pack (free) - adds "Devil Went Down To Georgia" and tracks from Slash and Tom Morello for Guitar Hero III

Game Videos
TimeShift FPS Video 2
Ratchet & Clank Future Behind the Scenes Weapons

Movie Trailers
Stop-Loss
Resident Evil: Extinction (Blu-ray)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Blu-ray)

Wallpapers
PAIN
Resistance: Fall of Man

PlayStation Store Update: Demolicious

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:40:49 MDT

This week's PlayStation Store update will be one of its biggest, with the already announced duo of PixelJunk Racers ($6.99) and High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition ($9.99) leading the assault. Fortunately for fence sitters, a demo for PixelJunk Racers will be available to try for free.

Four other playable demos, including ones for Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, NHL 08, FIFA 08 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will also be available for download tonight.

In addition to those playable options, a healthy portion of video content, wallpapers and even a track from the Lair score will be available. Here's the full list:

Everyday Shooter trailer
Warhawk trailer
Lair Behind the Scenes video
Feel the Noise trailer
Juiced 2 trailer
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition trailer
Soul Calibur IV trailer
High Stakes: Poker wallpaper
PixelJunk Racer wallpaper
Folklore wallpaper

PlayStation Store Update: Tequila Time

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:40:06 MDT

The latest update to the PlayStation Store has gone live, hosting a digitally rights managed smörgåsbord of new content for PLAYSTATION 3 owners. In addition to new demos for Midway's Stranglehold (1337 MB) and EA's NBA Live 08 (661 MB), a slew of add-ons for already released games are available.

MotorStorm owners can pick up the Revenge Weekend add-on ($5.99) which consists of one new track, five new vehicles (including a school bus!), a new online mode and nine new events. Four of those vehicles may be purchased individually for 99 cents each, if you're so inclined. For Ninja Gaiden Sigma players looking for more punishment, the Weapons Master pack adds five survival modes for $2.99. But wait, there's more!

Trailers for upcoming games include:

• Turok "Quiet Kills" Trailer
• PixelJunk Racers Trailer
• Heavenly Sword "Making Of" No. 5 and Anime No. 5
• Lair "World in Chaos" Video
• MotorStorm "Coyote Revenge" Video

On the Hollywood front we have:

• Drillbit Taylor Trailer
• Resident Evil: Extinction Trailer

Finally, a single Heavenly Sword wallpaper has been thrown on the pile. Fire up those fiber optic lines, kids, it's gonna be a busy night.

PlayStation Store Update: ....Is This Thing On?

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:40:31 MDT

The PlayStation Store has finally been updated for this Thursday's refresh, bringing a slew of new content to PLAYSTATION 3 owners. Demos for EA's NCAA Football 08 (728 MB) and Codemasters DiRT (553 MB) are up now and ready to download. New game videos include the new animated episode and a second "making of" clip for Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword, as well as new trailers for Folklore and Timeshift.

New movie trailers for Pixar's WALL-E, The Brothers of Solomon and The Lives of Others join new PS3 wallpapers for Blast Factor: Advanced Research and, again, Heavenly Sword. This update is so solid it makes me want to do our secret, multi-step handshake—you know, the one that ends with us doing a little hip bump and double finger gun snap-point at eachother?

PlayStation Store Update: Advanced Rock Edition

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:20:32 MDT

This week's PlayStation Store update should be going live right around.... now. It's a rather solid week, containing the expansion to the previously released Blast Factor known as Blast Factor: Advanced Research. That's a $4.99 download. On the free side, demos for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and The Darkness are also available. But that's not all!

PlayStation Store's passive side features trailers for Michael Clayton, Get Smart and The Game Plan. That's twice The Rock!

A Resident Evil 5 wallpaper has also been added as has a cheaper Super Rub-A-Dub. The duck steering game has dropped from $6.99 to $2.99 as of today.

Each new addition should take you no more than a few hours to download, now that the PlayStation Store data center has added a second modem.

PlayStation Store Update: Symphony of the Night

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:40:02 MDT

What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! I'll tell you what isn't a miserable little pile of secrets—this week's PlayStation Store update. (Worst post intro ever.) The library of PSone games playable on the PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP has been increased by one, with Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A fine addition, to be sure, but at the non-standard price of $9.99 (all other PSone titles are $5.99), it's slightly tarnished.

The rest of this week's updates are mostly trailers, with video content for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, inFamous and Heavenly Sword ready for download. Movie trailers for The Brothers Solomon, I Am Legend, Resident Evil: Extinction and The Brave One round out the list.

European PS3 owners can also download a demo for 2K Games' The Darkness. Of course, North American gamers can also get their hands on it, they'll just need to create a UK account.

PlayStation Store Update: Games! GTA IV Trailer!

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:40:31 MDT

Today's PlayStation Store update feels like the real thing. With the addition of PlayStation Network title Super Stardust HD, we check the downloadable game box. What about a solid trailer? Check. Grand Theft Auto IV's second video preview "Looking For That Special Someone" also hits the store. Finally, there's a game demo. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is ready and waiting for your download. Check!

There are even a handful of Hollywood movie trailers, including Superbad, I Know Who Killed Me, The Invasion and License to Wed, just for shits and giggles. The only thing missing from this week's updates are the complaints. Michael McWhertor

PlayStation Store Update: Puzzling

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:20:22 MDT

The PlayStation Store update has gone live, bringing with it actual games. That's right, Go! Puzzle has gone live on the Store and includes Aquatica, Skyscraper, and Swizzle Blocks. They can be purchased individually for $2.99 each or as a bundle for $5.99. A "starter pack" demo of the puzzle titles is also available for download for free.

The only other addition? A follow up trailer for the Andy Samberg movie Hot Rod. There's always the Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo...

Home beta hopefuls may want to check their inboxes if they haven't done so recently as we hear Sony has been sending out an additional round of invites. Michael McWhertor